March 20, 2017

Highlighted Year: Elvis Dumervil, 2009

Linebacker, Denver
Broncos

Age: 25

4th
season in pro football & with Broncos

College: Louisville

Height: 5’11”Weight: 260

Prelude:

Dumervil was
credited with 151 tackles in 44 college games as well as 32 sacks and was
selected as Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 when he recorded 20
sacks. He was chosen by the Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft
with the anticipation that while lacking ideal height thathis speed would make him an effective
situational pass rusher. Dumervil had 8.5 sacks in that role as a rookie. He
moved into the starting lineupin 2007 and accumulated 12.5 sacks and had four
takeaways while encountering problems against the run. His sack total dropped
to five in 2008 with 49 tackles.Dumervil was shifted to right outside
linebacker with outstanding results in 2009.

2009 Season Summary

Appeared in all
16 games

[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]

Sacks – 17 [1]

Most sacks,
game – 4 vs. Cleveland 9/20

Multi-sack
games – 6

Interceptions
– 0

Fumble
recoveries – 1

Forced
fumbles – 4

Tackles – 42

Assists – 7

Awards & Honors:

1st
team All-NFL: AP, PFWA, Sporting News

Pro Bowl

Broncos went 8-8
to finish second in the AFC West.

Aftermath:

Dumervil missed
the entire 2010 season due to a torn pectoral muscle. He returned to defensive end in
2011 and regained Pro Bowl recognition with 9.5 sacks.He spent two more Pro
Bowl years with Denver before signing with the Baltimore Ravens in 2013 and
returning to outside linebacker. He recorded 9.5 sacks in ’13 and 17 in 2014, when
he was a consensus first-team All-NFL as well as Pro Bowl choice.Following
lesser seasons in 2015 and ’16 Dumervil was released by the Ravens. Overall
through 2016 he has been credited with 99 sacks and some 225 tackles with 63.5
sacks coming while with the Broncos. He has received first-team All-NFL honors twice
and been selected to five Pro Bowls.

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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories: